CCL, the international governance, risk and compliance consultancy announced a strategic alliance with Ascendant Compliance Management, a leader in the US compliance and regulatory services industry.

According to the agreement, Ascendant (which has offices in Connecticut, New York and California) and CCL (which has offices in London, Dubai and Mumbai) will work together to offer a seamless service to clients that require regulatory advice in one or both jurisdictions.

Ascendant provides a full range of regulatory compliance consulting services to investment managers, broker-dealers, hedge funds and private equity firms, complemented with continuing education opportunities and compliance technologies that help to make compliance manageable for firms wherever they operate.

“Ascendant Compliance Management shares our philosophy and commitment to innovation, to the highest quality client service and to educational training and technological solutions,” said Ralph Lindeyer, Chairman of CCL. “The strategic alliance allows us to offer our clients with US operations the same level of service that they have come to expect from CCL’s other offices. We look forward to working with Ascendant.”

Jon Higgins, President and CEO of Ascendant Compliance Management said: “What attracted us to CCL is their like-minded approach to business partnerships. Both Ascendant and CCL believe in letting our clients focus on their business, and letting us help them make compliance a source of strength. Partnering with CCL further supports our mission to make compliance a source of strength, worldwide.”